brown trout

noun

: a speckled European trout (Salmo trutta) widely introduced as a game fish

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The brown trout were very healthy and ejected eggs all over the boat. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026 The lake holds its fair share of bass, perch, and crappie as well as rainbow and brown trout. — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025 Spring and early summer are among the best times to target Mackinaw as well as rainbow and brown trout. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Fall is a great time for fishing in Yosemite, as the brown trout in the Merced River are less wary of the crowds and therefore easier to catch. — Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brown trout

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First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

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brown trout

noun
: a speckled European trout widely introduced as a game fish

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